The 36in pipeline is expected to deliver 80 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of gas from the Mnazi Bay to the city of Dar es Salaam and other industrial centers.
The Mnazi Bay concession area situated in the coastal, south-eastern Tanzania in the Ruvuma Basin is spread over 756km2 and contains two discovered Tertiary aged gas fields namely the Mnazi Bay and Msimbati.
It also holds additional Tertiary, Cretaceous and Jurassic hydrocarbon potential.
The company and its partners Maurel et Prom and TPDC are also preparing to award a contract for the acquisition of 3D seismic data of the concession area to re-evaluate the geological and geophysical data of the area and minimize the exploration risk.
Wentworth Resources executive chairman Bob McBean said the company is planning to put its current gas wells into production and also discover additional resources for the project.
"Acquiring new 3D seismic offshore Mnazi Bay is a logical first step in identifying our next drilling targets and we look forward to reporting the results of this work," McBean added.
Construction of the gas pipeline and its associated facilities is expected to take about 18 months.
TPDC has proposed to increase the capacity of the pipeline to 200mmcf/d.
Maurel et Prom with 48.06% production and 60.075% exploration interest, is the operator of the concession, whereas Wentworth Resources holds 31.94% production and 39.925% exploration interest, and TPDC owns 20% production interest.
